Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-03-18
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CoLnS IL HORSES A good horse Is
never a bad color. it Is said. Still, color
has its Importance, especially as indicat-
ing temper and purity Of breed. Thus.
black colored horses are of hot and
fiery temper and disposition; the chest
nut and brown bay are reckOned to have
strength and spirit; and the white are
always tender. AS to gray, it has been
observed that those which tend the most
to black are stronger than the brighter
grays. There are besides these other
colers i'm horses. as the roam which
seems to be the offspring of the bay and
white or the bay and gray. The sorrel
and white seems to be the author Of the
dun and cream color, and as for those
horses which are called strawberry,
they may probably proceed from coup
ling between bright. gray and bay.
There are also some horses notified or
red commonly called piebald), either
black ana white in spots, or chestnut
and white.
AS to the choice of color in stallion,
a person of great skill says the dapple
bay, the white bay, and the dapple gray
are to be preferred; but does not object
to a horse of pure black, provided he
has a white star and white foot. liz
the judgment of others, however, he
should be all of one color.
We find ia many cases that horses OF
a bright bay color, with black name
and tail, are good, as well as beautiful,
and these have commonly the tips of
their ears and the extreme parts of their
legs black. 1t Is also common for
dapple gray to havea white name and
tail, with the former mentioned extrem-
tiles white, such as the tips Of the ears
and the extreme parts Of their legs; but
for other colOred horses, except the dun
we seldom find their names and tails of
a color different from that Of the body;
but in dun horse the long hair in the
name and tail is commonly black, and
for the most part there is also black
stripe down the back, which is not
little remarkable, MS it is not observed
in any other creature except the ass,
mule. zebra. etc. In horse, indeed, it
is only plain straight stripe; but in
the ass there is always a cross stroke oil
black over the shoulders. so that if the
skin was to be opened and spread, the
black would exactly represent the figure
of the cross. Some pretend TO tell Us as
TO the cross upon asses skins, that asses
were not thus marked before the CHRIS
tian era, and thar none are now wilhou,
the sign, but upon what good authority
they assert this we do not know.
The produce of white horse and II
white mare will be white, and by keep
ing the breed constantly without any in
termixture of color, the color of the
original may be maintained. so, u
black horse aud a brown mare brown.
EFFECTS OF INBREEpING. Fake a flock
of common hens, OF all colorS. shapes,
and sizes, so as Ia c0nducr an expert
ment. Place with them a pure Ored
Plymouth Rock cock, AMI the chicks
will become uniform and so near Ike
Plymouth Rocks that it will be diffirul'
to distinguish them FROM pure bred. 10
continue the experiment, the next sea-
son use a cock of the last seasons pro-
ductiOn, with pullets of the same blood.
That is, keep one of the half-bred Ply
mouth Rocks and mate him with few
of the half-bred pullets. The result will
be that chicks Matched from the eggs
laid by the half-bred pullets will revert
to their grandams, and instead of being
uniform like the cross from the pure
Plymouth Rock, will come Of all colors.
shapes, and sizes (when larger). BY
inbreeGing the uniformity is destroyed,
because the parents are not pure-bred,
Hence, always use pure-bred male in
the flock, no matter of what breed 1t
may be, and your chicks will be not
only uniform, but superior to those of
the previous season. The same rule
applies to the breeding of cattle, sheep,
and to all domestic animals.
LEMONADE IN SToRE.-Take one dozen
lemons, press out the juice. Then sep
arate the pulp from the skin, and boil
the pulps for few minutes in one pint
OF water. Add this water to the juice
previously extracted, and strain. Put
one pound of white sugar to each pint
of the fluid, and boil for ten minutes.
This syrup may be bottled for use, one
tablespoonful in glass of water max
ing an excellent drink.
TOMATO Sour WITHOUT MEAT.-One
quart stewedtomatoes, one quart OF new
milk, one rolled cracker, one teaspoon
full soda, u small bit of butter and little
salt. When tie tomatoes are sufficient
" cooked add the soda. then the cracker,
butter and salt. Heat the milk in
saucepan and pour into the kettle. and
as soon AS il boils remove from the fire
and serve AT once.
SUGAR COOKIES. Sugar cookies can
be made TO bake quickly and yet have "A
delicate brown color if just before put
ting them into the oven you wet them
lightly with milk and sugar; dissolve II
little sugar in the milk.
CARE OF PREsERvES.-lfy you fear that
preserves oil any kind are liable 10 fer
meut, they should he heated TO Ill,
boiling point aud thoroughly Scaldrd,
10 be- sale tor the utter. The same l.